Lin Shuai is a Confucian general. What he is good at is not charging into battle, but strategizing and winning from thousands of miles away. Whenever he is in battle, he has two things that he never leaves his hands on: maps and soybeans. Needless to say, the former is a must-have for marching and fighting, while the latter is Lin Shuai's "magic weapon" to relieve tension, supplement nutrition, and regulate his spleen and stomach.
As a soldier, Lin Shuai will inevitably be injured when he is on the battlefield. The most serious one was the accidental injury incident at the end of 1937. It was one early morning in late autumn. He had just eaten breakfast, put on a military coat captured from the Japanese army, and rode a tall Japanese horse out for inspection. As a result, when he was passing through a certain mountain pass, he was ambushed by Jinsui Army as a Japanese army. A bullet penetrated his lung. He suddenly lost his balance and rolled off his horse, passing out. The guard was frightened by this sudden change, and quickly dragged him to the woods to hide, and then looked around to observe the enemy's situation.
Not long after, the Jinsui Army realized that they had shot the wrong person. They quickly ran down from the ambush point and explained the situation to Lin Shuai's guards. The two groups immediately sent Lin Shuai to the nearest Jinsui Army field hospital for treatment. Yan Xishan After learning about this incident, he was angry and scared. On the one hand, he severely punished the officers and soldiers involved, and on the other hand, he sent a lot of supplies to the Eighth Route Army as an apology. Out of the need for united front, the Party Central Committee did not delve too deeply into the matter and turned a blind eye and let it pass.
Later, we felt that the domestic medical conditions were too poor and might delay Lin Shuai's condition, so we sent him to the Soviet Union for recuperation. The medical conditions in the Soviet Union were a little higher than those in China, but the level was still limited. Treatment of injuries mainly relied on antibiotics , which actually damaged Lin Shuai's body. Lin Shuai was always afraid of wind and would wrap himself up tightly every winter. Once he caught a cold, he would feel uncomfortable all over. After returning from the Soviet Union, the Party Central Committee sent specialized health doctors to regulate his body and eliminate most of the sequelae of the injury. However, there are still some root causes that cannot be completely eliminated, such as gastrointestinal problems.
Lin Shuai rarely eats greasy food after 1937. His diet has always been very light. Every meal is basically the same, including a stir-fried cabbage, a sauerkraut braised pork, a bowl of vegetable soup, some rice, and sometimes steamed buns. During the War of Liberation, every time the troops won a battle, he would never touch the cans, biscuits, chocolates, etc. seized from the Kuomintang army. Once, a wealthy gentleman treated Lin Shuai to dinner and gave Lin Shuai some pieces of fat.
Lin Shuai felt uncomfortable soon after eating it. He developed a disgust for fat meat and never touched it again for the rest of his life. Of course, marching and fighting is very strenuous, and if your nutrition cannot keep up, your body will definitely collapse. A fellow villager gave him an idea and asked him to chew fried soybeans. Soybeans are rich in vegetable protein and a lot of oil. They are considered a tonic. Chewing soybeans can also soothe nervous nerves and keep a clear mind. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.
Among the staff around Lin Shuai, the busiest one is the secretary, who handles documents continuously every day and rarely has a chance to breathe. The most relaxed one is the chef. He only needs to prepare two dishes and one soup for three meals a day, and does not have to work hard to cook delicious dishes. However, the chef is concerned about Lin Shuai's health and often asks Lin Shuai's secretary if he should add one or two dishes to Lin Shuai, improve the food, and supplement nutrition. The secretary usually shakes his head in response.
However, there are exceptions to everything. When the People's Liberation Army successfully captured Jinzhou in 1948, Lin Shuai was so happy that he added a meat dish for the first time. And when Siye went south to pursue and annihilate the Gui army and achieved a great victory, Lin Shuai ate a pear given by his subordinates. Pears are cold and are not good for the stomach. As a result, Lin Shuai started to have diarrhea soon after returning home. He had to run to the toilet again and again and did not recover until the next morning.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Lin Shuai's physical condition became worse and worse due to long-term hard work. He was afraid of the cold in winter and had a headache when he got cold;In 1969, Lin Shuai went to Suzhou to recuperate. The person in charge of his diet was a chef who was good at Huaiyang cuisine and his skills were very superb. The chef once wanted to make some Jiangnan representative delicacies for Lin Shuai so that Lin Shuai could experience the characteristics of the water town. However, Lin Shuai's guard declined his kindness and repeatedly asked him to prepare a certain amount of vegetables, steamed buns and meatloaf according to the recipe, and not to add vegetables without authorization. But on Lin Shuai's birthday, the chef finally couldn't bear it anymore and repeatedly applied to the security guard to prepare delicious food for Lin Shuai. However, he still failed to get approval. Lin Shuai's body was too fragile. If he ate the wrong food, the consequences would be disastrous, so the chef had no choice but to give up!
Injury problems have always troubled Lin Shuai, and sometimes they even affected Lin Shuai's work. As early as 1950, Chairman Mao wanted Lin Shuai to take command of North Korea to compete with the United Nations Army, but Lin Shuai was not in good health at the time, and the pain made him unable to sleep well at night. After Chairman Mao heard the news, he gave up the idea of sending him to the front line and sent Boss Peng instead. As a result, he missed a good opportunity to expand his achievements!
